One hundred more trees native to Lincolnshire will be planted in the county as part of Lincoln’s first climate change conference next week.
Low Carbon Lincoln organised by the City Council will bring together businesses and groups in the city to discuss lowering Lincoln’s carbon footprint.
As well as signing a low carbon declaration to fight climate change, each attendee will be given an English Oak sapling, provided locally, to plant after the conference.
The conference on March 14 at the EMMTEC building will be attended by organisations such as Siemens, Simons Group, Stagecoach East Midlands and NHS Lincolnshire.
The theme of the conference is “working together”, and the aim is to see how companies can work collectively to reduce Lincoln’s carbon footprint.
Talks come from speakers such as Alexis Rowell from Cutting the Carbon, Robyn Pender from English Heritage.
Councillor Fay Smith, Portfolio Holder for Environmental Services and Public Protection, said: “One of the City Council’s strategic priorities is to reduce Lincoln’s carbon footprint, and we’re making lots of changes to help do that.
“But we know we can’t do it on our own, and we also know that there are businesses and organisations in the city that have some great ideas to share.
“By pulling people together in a carbon partnership with a common aim, we hope to set targets and strengthen our efforts to reduce carbon in Lincoln.”
Alexis Rowell from Cutting the Carbon said: “Even in times of austerity, councils and community groups, working together, can do much to reduce energy consumption and play a part in the mitigation of climate change.”
Rowell will also be doing his talk about understanding climate change at the EMMTEC which members of the public are able to attend too.
The public talk starts at 5.30pm, and places can be booked on 01522 837100 or by email. You can also track the conference by following the City of Lincoln Council on Twitter or watching the hashtag #lcl2012. The Lincolnite will have live coverage of the conference on the day.
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A local man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and dangerous driving after two pedestrians were injured in a collision with a car and three parked vehicles in Skegness.
Lincolnshire Police officers attended the scene after the collision between a blue Citroen Berlingo, the parked vehicles, and a man and a woman, who are both in their 60s, on Winthorpe Avenue shortly before 7pm on Friday, April 16.
The two pedestrians suffered serious injuries and were taken to hospital. However, their injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
A 63-year-old local man, who was driving the Berlingo, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and dangerous driving. He has since been released under investigation.
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage and anyone with information should contact them on 101 or via email at [email protected] quoting incident number 389 of April 16.
Few people attended the second Kill the Bill protest in Lincoln on Saturday, as Extinction Rebellion activists stood alone on the High Street to campaign against a proposed policing bill that could make many protests illegal.
Activists from Extinction Rebellion Lincolnshire gathered at Speakers’ Corner to oppose plans for the latest Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which could curtail protesting rights if passed through parliament.
Extinction Rebellion were the main representatives at the protest. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Under the proposed bill, police officers will be given greater powers to put a stop to any protests, as well as determining start and finish times for them, and controlling noise levels.
A few stopped to talk with the protestors, but most just went about their day walking down Lincoln High Street in the first weekend that non-essential shops and beer gardens reopened.
The Lincolnite spoke to one of the rebels at the protest, to find out the reasons behind the march.
They said: “This draconian bill cannot go ahead, it needs to be taken apart and re-evaluted completely.
“People have been walking past us shaking their heads, but they don’t realise that it’s their freedom we are fighting for.”
The Lincolnite photographer Steve Smailes captured some pictures from the protest.
Signs were put up by the works at Speakers’ Corner on Lincoln High Street. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
A 19-year-old man is in hospital with serious injuries after a crash on the A52 on Friday evening.
The single-vehicle crash, involving a white Suzuki Splash, happened in the westbound lane of the A52 between Barrowby and Sedgebrook at around 7.20pm on Friday, April 16.
The driver of the car is now in hospital after suffering serious injuries, and police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Officers believe the driver had travelled from Grantham on the A52 at Barrowby before the crash.
Anyone who has dashcam footage or saw the vehicle before the incident is being asked to call 101, quoting incident 420 of April 16.
Alternatively, you can email [email protected], using the same reference in the subject box.
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